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Afloop

Afloop is a Dutch noun that denotes the end, conclusion, or outcome of something. It is used to refer to the final phase of an event, the result of a process, or the closing portion of a performance, match, or agreement. The term appears in both formal and informal language and is common in contexts such as sports reporting, meetings, and cultural programming.

In usage, afloop often contrasts with verloop. Verloop describes the course or progression of events over time,

Etymology and cognates: Afloop is a compound of af- and loop, related to similar Germanic formations. In

See also: afloop vs verloop, termijnen en expiratieterminologie. Afloop is a general linguistic term in Dutch,

whereas
afloop
emphasizes
the
ending
or
final
result.
Examples
include:
“De
afloop
van
de
wedstrijd
was
3-2”
(the
outcome
of
the
match
was
3-2)
and
“Tijdens
de
afloop
van
het
concert
bedankte
de
band
het
publiek.”
The
word
can
also
appear
in
phrases
like
“de
afloop
van
een
termijn,”
referring
to
expiration
or
the
end
of
a
period.
Dutch,
it
is
cognate
with
the
German
Ablauf,
which
also
refers
to
the
course
or
sequence
of
events.
The
related
verb
aflopen
means
to
end,
expire,
or
run
out,
as
in
“de
termijn
loopt
af.”
used
across
domains
to
indicate
the
final
part
or
result
of
something,
rather
than
the
process
leading
up
to
it.